Nine Inch Nails
Pretty Hate Machine
Halo 2
•
October 20, 1989
Album Artwork
1. Head Like A Hole
Duration: 4:59
• BPM: 115
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Head Like A Hole:
Head Like A Hole (Australia):
You Get What You Deserve:
• Head Like A Hole (Slate)
(1990)
(4:13)
• Head Like A Hole (Clay) (1990) (4:30)
• Head Like A Hole (Copper) (1990) (6:26)
• Head Like A Hole (Soil) (1990) (6:38)
Head Like A Hole 12":• Head Like A Hole (Clay) (1990) (4:30)
• Head Like A Hole (Copper) (1990) (6:26)
• Head Like A Hole (Soil) (1990) (6:38)
• Head Like A Hole (Slate)
(4:13)
• Head Like A Hole (Copper) (6:26)
• Head Like A Hole (Clay) (4:30)
• Head Like A Hole (Soil) (6:38)
Head Like A Hole (UK 12"):• Head Like A Hole (Copper) (6:26)
• Head Like A Hole (Clay) (4:30)
• Head Like A Hole (Soil) (6:38)
Head Like A Hole (Australia):
You Get What You Deserve:
Personnel
- Composer(s):
- Trent Reznor
- Producer(s):
- Flood , Trent Reznor
- Engineer(s):
- Doug DeAngelis , Flood , Kennan Keating , Keith LeBlanc , Ken Quartarone
- Mixer(s):
- Keith LeBlanc
Lyrics
god money i'll do anything for you
god money just tell me what you want me to
god money nail me up against the wall
god money don't want everything he wants it all
no you can't take it
no no you can't take it
(you can't take that away from me)
head like a hole
black as your soul
i'd rather die than give you control
head like a hole
black as your soul
i'd rather die than give you control
bow down before the one you serve
you're going to get what you deserve
god money's not looking for the cure
god money's not concerned about the sick among the pure
god money let's go dancing on the backs of the bruised
god money's not one to choose
no you can't take it
no no you can't take it
no you can't take that away from me
head like a hole
black as your soul
i'd rather die than give you control
head like a hole
black as your soul
i'd rather die than give you control
bow down before the one you serve
you're going to get what you deserve
you know who you are
god money just tell me what you want me to
god money nail me up against the wall
god money don't want everything he wants it all
no you can't take it
no no you can't take it
(you can't take that away from me)
head like a hole
black as your soul
i'd rather die than give you control
head like a hole
black as your soul
i'd rather die than give you control
bow down before the one you serve
you're going to get what you deserve
god money's not looking for the cure
god money's not concerned about the sick among the pure
god money let's go dancing on the backs of the bruised
god money's not one to choose
no you can't take it
no no you can't take it
no you can't take that away from me
head like a hole
black as your soul
i'd rather die than give you control
head like a hole
black as your soul
i'd rather die than give you control
bow down before the one you serve
you're going to get what you deserve
you know who you are
2. Terrible Lie
Duration: 4:38
• BPM: 88
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Personnel
- Composer(s):
- Trent Reznor
- Producer(s):
- Flood , Trent Reznor
- Engineer(s):
- Doug DeAngelis , Flood , John Fryer
- Mixer(s):
- John Fryer , Trent Reznor
Lyrics
hey god, why are you doing this to me?
am i not living up to what i'm supposed to be?
why am i seething with this animosity?
hey god, i think you owe me a great big apology
terrible lie
hey god, i really don't know what you mean
seems like salvation comes only in our dreams
i feel my hatred grow all the more extreme
hey god, can this world really be as sad as it seems?
terrible lie
don't take it away from me
i need someone to hold on to
don't take it away from me
i need someone to hold on to
hey god, there's nothing left for me to hide
i lost my ignorance, security and pride
i'm all alone in a world you must despise
hey god, i believed the promises, the promises and lies
terrible lie
you made me throw it all away
my morals left to decay
how many you betray
you've taken everything
terrible lie
my head is filled with disease
my skin is begging you please
i'm on my hands and knees
i want so much to believe
i need someone to hold on to
i need someone to hold on to
i need someone to hold on to
i need someone to hold on to
i give you everything
my sweet everything
hey god, i really don't know who i am
in this world of piss.
am i not living up to what i'm supposed to be?
why am i seething with this animosity?
hey god, i think you owe me a great big apology
terrible lie
hey god, i really don't know what you mean
seems like salvation comes only in our dreams
i feel my hatred grow all the more extreme
hey god, can this world really be as sad as it seems?
terrible lie
don't take it away from me
i need someone to hold on to
don't take it away from me
i need someone to hold on to
hey god, there's nothing left for me to hide
i lost my ignorance, security and pride
i'm all alone in a world you must despise
hey god, i believed the promises, the promises and lies
terrible lie
you made me throw it all away
my morals left to decay
how many you betray
you've taken everything
terrible lie
my head is filled with disease
my skin is begging you please
i'm on my hands and knees
i want so much to believe
i need someone to hold on to
i need someone to hold on to
i need someone to hold on to
i need someone to hold on to
i give you everything
my sweet everything
hey god, i really don't know who i am
in this world of piss.
3. Down In It
Duration: 3:46
• BPM: 104
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Down In It:
• Down In It (Skin)
(1989)
(3:46)
• Down In It (Shred) (1989) (6:56)
• Down In It (Singe) (1989) (7:06)
Down In It (UK):• Down In It (Shred) (1989) (6:56)
• Down In It (Singe) (1989) (7:06)
• Down In It (Skin)
(3:46)
• Down In It (Shred) (6:56)
• Down In It (Singe) (7:06)
• Down In It (Demo) (3:57)
Head Like A Hole:• Down In It (Shred) (6:56)
• Down In It (Singe) (7:06)
• Down In It (Demo) (3:57)
• Down In It (Shred)
(1990)
(6:56)
• Down In It (Singe) (1990) (7:06)
• Down In It (Demo) (1990) (3:57)
You Get What You Deserve:• Down In It (Singe) (1990) (7:06)
• Down In It (Demo) (1990) (3:57)
• Down In It (Shred)
(6:56)
Personnel
- Composer(s):
- Trent Reznor
- Producer(s):
- Keith LeBlanc , Trent Reznor , Adrian Sherwood
- Engineer(s):
- Kennan Keating , Keith LeBlanc , Trent Reznor , Adrian Sherwood
- Mixer(s):
- Adrian Sherwood
Lyrics
kinda like a cloud i was up way up in the sky and i was feeling some feelings you wouldn't believe
sometimes i can't believe them myself and i decided i was never coming down
just then a tiny little dot caught my eye it was just about too small to see
but i watched it way too long, it was pulling me down
i was up above it
now i'm down in it
well shut up so what what does it matter now
i was swimming in the haze now i crawl on the ground
and everything i never liked about you is kind of seeping into me
try to laugh about it now but isn't it funny how everything works out
("i guess the joke's on me," she said)
i was up above it
now i'm down in it
i used to be so big and strong
i used to know my right from wrong
i used to never be afraid
i used to be somebody
i used to have something inside
now just this hole that's open wide
i used to want it all
i used to be somebody
i'll cross my heart and hope to die but the needle's already in my eye
and all the world's weight is on my back and i don't even know why
and what i used to think was me is just a fading memory
i looked him right in the eye and said "goodbye"
i was up above it
now i'm down in it
sometimes i can't believe them myself and i decided i was never coming down
just then a tiny little dot caught my eye it was just about too small to see
but i watched it way too long, it was pulling me down
i was up above it
now i'm down in it
well shut up so what what does it matter now
i was swimming in the haze now i crawl on the ground
and everything i never liked about you is kind of seeping into me
try to laugh about it now but isn't it funny how everything works out
("i guess the joke's on me," she said)
i was up above it
now i'm down in it
i used to be so big and strong
i used to know my right from wrong
i used to never be afraid
i used to be somebody
i used to have something inside
now just this hole that's open wide
i used to want it all
i used to be somebody
i'll cross my heart and hope to die but the needle's already in my eye
and all the world's weight is on my back and i don't even know why
and what i used to think was me is just a fading memory
i looked him right in the eye and said "goodbye"
i was up above it
now i'm down in it
4. Sanctified
Duration: 5:48
• BPM: 107
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Personnel
- Composer(s):
- Trent Reznor
- Producer(s):
- John Fryer , Trent Reznor
- Engineer(s):
- John Fryer
- Mixer(s):
- John Fryer
Lyrics
it's still getting worse after everything i've tried
what if i found a way to wash it all aside
what if she touches with those fingertips
as the words spill out like fire from her lips
if she says come inside i'll come inside for her
if she says give it all i'll give everything to her
i am justified
i am purified
i am sanctified
inside you
heaven's just a rumor she'll dispel
as she walks me through the nicest parts of hell
i still dream of lips i never should have kissed
well she knows exactly what i can't resist
if she says come inside i'll come inside for her
if she says give it all i'll give everything to her
i am justified
i am purified
i am sanctified
inside you
i'm just caught up in another of her spells
she's turning me into someone else
every day i hope and pray that this will end
but when i can i do it all again
if she says come inside i'll come inside for her
if she says give it all i'll give everything to her
i am justified
i am purified
i am sanctified
inside you
as surely as the blade's course is run
maybe my kingdom's finally come
what if i found a way to wash it all aside
what if she touches with those fingertips
as the words spill out like fire from her lips
if she says come inside i'll come inside for her
if she says give it all i'll give everything to her
i am justified
i am purified
i am sanctified
inside you
heaven's just a rumor she'll dispel
as she walks me through the nicest parts of hell
i still dream of lips i never should have kissed
well she knows exactly what i can't resist
if she says come inside i'll come inside for her
if she says give it all i'll give everything to her
i am justified
i am purified
i am sanctified
inside you
i'm just caught up in another of her spells
she's turning me into someone else
every day i hope and pray that this will end
but when i can i do it all again
if she says come inside i'll come inside for her
if she says give it all i'll give everything to her
i am justified
i am purified
i am sanctified
inside you
as surely as the blade's course is run
maybe my kingdom's finally come
5. Something I Can Never Have
Duration: 5:54
• BPM: 108
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Personnel
- Composer(s):
- Trent Reznor
- Producer(s):
- John Fryer , Trent Reznor
- Engineer(s):
- John Fryer
- Mixer(s):
- John Fryer
Lyrics
i still recall the taste of your tears
echoing your voice just like the ringing in my ears
my favorite dreams of you still wash ashore
scraping through my head till i don't want to sleep anymore
come on tell me
make this all go away
you make this all go away
i'm down to just one thing and i'm starting to scare myself
make this all go away
you make this all go away
i just want something
i just want something i can never have
you always were the one to show me how
back then i couldn't do the things that i can do now
this thing is slowly taking me apart
grey would be the color if i had a heart
i just want something i can never have
in this place it seems like such a shame
though it all looks different now, i know it's still the same
everywhere i look you're all i see
just a fading fucking reminder of who i used to be
come on tell me
make this all go away
you make this all go away
i'm down to just one thing and i'm starting to scare myself
make this all go away
you make this all go away
i just want something
i just want something i can never have
i just want something i can never have
think i know what you meant
that night on my bed
still picking at this scab
i wish you were dead
your sweat and perry ellis
just stains on my sheets
echoing your voice just like the ringing in my ears
my favorite dreams of you still wash ashore
scraping through my head till i don't want to sleep anymore
come on tell me
make this all go away
you make this all go away
i'm down to just one thing and i'm starting to scare myself
make this all go away
you make this all go away
i just want something
i just want something i can never have
you always were the one to show me how
back then i couldn't do the things that i can do now
this thing is slowly taking me apart
grey would be the color if i had a heart
i just want something i can never have
in this place it seems like such a shame
though it all looks different now, i know it's still the same
everywhere i look you're all i see
just a fading fucking reminder of who i used to be
come on tell me
make this all go away
you make this all go away
i'm down to just one thing and i'm starting to scare myself
make this all go away
you make this all go away
i just want something
i just want something i can never have
i just want something i can never have
think i know what you meant
that night on my bed
still picking at this scab
i wish you were dead
your sweat and perry ellis
just stains on my sheets
6. Kinda I Want To
Duration: 4:33
• BPM: 104
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Personnel
- Composer(s):
- Trent Reznor
- Producer(s):
- John Fryer , Trent Reznor
- Engineer(s):
- Doug DeAngelis , Flood , Kennan Keating , Keith LeBlanc , Ken Quartarone
- Mixer(s):
- John Fryer , Keith LeBlanc , Trent Reznor
Lyrics
i can't shake this feeling from my head
there's a devil sleeping in my bed
he's watching you from across the way
i cannot make this feeling go away
i know it's not the right thing
and i know it's not the good thing
but kinda i want to
i'm not sure of what i should do
when every thought i'm thinking of is you
all of my excuses turn to lies
maybe god will cover up his eyes
i know it's not the right thing
and i know it's not the good thing
but kinda i want to
kinda i want to
maybe just for tonight
we can pretend it's all right
what's the price i pay?
i don't care what they say
i want to
i want to (i'll take my chance tonight)
there's a devil sleeping in my bed
he's watching you from across the way
i cannot make this feeling go away
i know it's not the right thing
and i know it's not the good thing
but kinda i want to
i'm not sure of what i should do
when every thought i'm thinking of is you
all of my excuses turn to lies
maybe god will cover up his eyes
i know it's not the right thing
and i know it's not the good thing
but kinda i want to
kinda i want to
maybe just for tonight
we can pretend it's all right
what's the price i pay?
i don't care what they say
i want to
i want to (i'll take my chance tonight)
7. Sin
Duration: 4:06
• BPM: 129
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Personnel
- Composer(s):
- Trent Reznor
- Producer(s):
- John Fryer , Trent Reznor
- Engineer(s):
- Doug DeAngelis , Flood , Kennan Keating , Keith LeBlanc , Ken Quartarone
- Mixer(s):
- Keith LeBlanc , Trent Reznor
Lyrics
you give me the reason
you give me control
i gave you my purity
my purity you stole
did you think i wouldn't recognize this compromise?
am i just too stupid to realize?
stale incense, old sweat and lies, lies, lies
it comes down to this
your kiss
your fist
and your strain
it gets under my skin
within
take in
the extent of my sin
you give me the anger
you give me the nerve
carry out my sentence
i get what i deserve
i'm just an effigy to be defaced
to be disgraced
your need for me has been replaced
and if i can't have everything well then just give me a taste
it comes down to this
your kiss
your fist
and your strain
it gets under my skin
within
take in
the extent of my sin
you give me control
i gave you my purity
my purity you stole
did you think i wouldn't recognize this compromise?
am i just too stupid to realize?
stale incense, old sweat and lies, lies, lies
it comes down to this
your kiss
your fist
and your strain
it gets under my skin
within
take in
the extent of my sin
you give me the anger
you give me the nerve
carry out my sentence
i get what i deserve
i'm just an effigy to be defaced
to be disgraced
your need for me has been replaced
and if i can't have everything well then just give me a taste
it comes down to this
your kiss
your fist
and your strain
it gets under my skin
within
take in
the extent of my sin
8. That's What I Get
Duration: 4:30
• BPM: 112
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Personnel
- Composer(s):
- Trent Reznor
- Producer(s):
- John Fryer
- Engineer(s):
- John Fryer
- Mixer(s):
- John Fryer
Lyrics
just when everything was making sense
you took away all my self-confidence
now all that i've been hearing must be true
i guess i'm not the only boy for you
that's what i get
how could you turn us into this
after you just taught me how to kiss you?
i told you i'd never say goodbye
now i'm slipping on the tears you made me cry
that's what i get
why does it come as a surprise?
to think that i was so naïve
maybe didn't mean so much
but it meant everything to me
you took away all my self-confidence
now all that i've been hearing must be true
i guess i'm not the only boy for you
that's what i get
how could you turn us into this
after you just taught me how to kiss you?
i told you i'd never say goodbye
now i'm slipping on the tears you made me cry
that's what i get
why does it come as a surprise?
to think that i was so naïve
maybe didn't mean so much
but it meant everything to me
9. The Only Time
Duration: 4:47
• BPM: 94
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Personnel
- Composer(s):
- Trent Reznor
- Producer(s):
- John Fryer , Keith LeBlanc , Trent Reznor
- Engineer(s):
- Doug DeAngelis , Flood , Kennan Keating , Keith LeBlanc , Ken Quartarone
- Mixer(s):
- Keith LeBlanc
Lyrics
i'm drunk
and right now i'm so in love with you
and i don't want to think too much about what we should or shouldn't do
lay my hands on heaven and the sun and the moon and the stars
while the devil wants to fuck me in the back of his car
nothing quite like the feel of something new
maybe i'm all messed up
maybe i'm all messed up in you
but this is the only time i really feel alive
this is the only time i really feel alive
i swear
i just found everything i need
the sweat in your eyes the blood in your veins are listening to me
well i want to rip it up and swim in it until i drown
my moral standing is lying down
nothing quite like the feel of something new
maybe i'm all messed up
maybe i'm all messed up in you
but this is the only time i really feel alive
this is the only time i really feel alive
i can't help thinking christ never had it like this
and right now i'm so in love with you
and i don't want to think too much about what we should or shouldn't do
lay my hands on heaven and the sun and the moon and the stars
while the devil wants to fuck me in the back of his car
nothing quite like the feel of something new
maybe i'm all messed up
maybe i'm all messed up in you
but this is the only time i really feel alive
this is the only time i really feel alive
i swear
i just found everything i need
the sweat in your eyes the blood in your veins are listening to me
well i want to rip it up and swim in it until i drown
my moral standing is lying down
nothing quite like the feel of something new
maybe i'm all messed up
maybe i'm all messed up in you
but this is the only time i really feel alive
this is the only time i really feel alive
i can't help thinking christ never had it like this
10. Ringfinger
Duration: 5:40
• BPM: 113
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Personnel
- Composer(s):
- Trent Reznor
- Producer(s):
- John Fryer , Trent Reznor
- Engineer(s):
- John Fryer
- Mixer(s):
- John Fryer , Trent Reznor
Lyrics
well you've got me working so hard lately
working my hands until they bleed
if i was twice the man i could be
i'd still be half of what you need
still you lead me and i follow
all of your back up to your chin
over to the tip of your switchblade
as you pull it out and you stick it in
(twist twist twist) it can go a little deeper
(twist twist twist) i'm wearing these chains
(twist twist twist) you make it hurt real good
(twist twist twist) i love the pain
well you just leave me nailed here
hanging like jesus on this cross
i'm just dying for your sins
and aiding to the cause
(twist twist twist) it can go a little deeper
(twist twist twist) i'm wearing these chains
(twist twist twist) you make it hurt real good
(twist twist twist) i love the pain
wrap my soul in bandages
i'm tired of this war
go ahead and cut me
i can't even feel it anymore
(twist twist twist) it can go a little deeper
(twist twist twist) i'm wearing these chains
(twist twist twist) you make it hurt real good
(twist twist twist) but i love, love the pain
(twist twist twist) it can go a little deeper
(twist twist twist) i'm wearing these chains
(twist twist twist) make it hurt, make it hurt
(twist twist twist) i love the pain
(twist twist twist)
working my hands until they bleed
if i was twice the man i could be
i'd still be half of what you need
still you lead me and i follow
all of your back up to your chin
over to the tip of your switchblade
as you pull it out and you stick it in
(twist twist twist) it can go a little deeper
(twist twist twist) i'm wearing these chains
(twist twist twist) you make it hurt real good
(twist twist twist) i love the pain
well you just leave me nailed here
hanging like jesus on this cross
i'm just dying for your sins
and aiding to the cause
(twist twist twist) it can go a little deeper
(twist twist twist) i'm wearing these chains
(twist twist twist) you make it hurt real good
(twist twist twist) i love the pain
wrap my soul in bandages
i'm tired of this war
go ahead and cut me
i can't even feel it anymore
(twist twist twist) it can go a little deeper
(twist twist twist) i'm wearing these chains
(twist twist twist) you make it hurt real good
(twist twist twist) but i love, love the pain
(twist twist twist) it can go a little deeper
(twist twist twist) i'm wearing these chains
(twist twist twist) make it hurt, make it hurt
(twist twist twist) i love the pain
(twist twist twist)